2017

Rapid developments in technology and Hong Kong’s burgeoning arts scene, have reshaped the local arts & design landscape, in which young aspiring professionals need to find new, creative ways to succeed. Stanley Wong and Sin Sin Man, both renowned Hong Kong artists & designers will share their passions, professional experiences and thoughts on crafting a career today while treading the delicate path between artistic expression and commercial.

Many young people aspire to join the arts and design industries and continue to look for innovative and effective ways to develop their career. Thus, Hong Kong Arts Administrators Association and Hong Kong Art Gallery Association invited renowned Artist anothermountainman (Stanley Wong) and renowned Designer and Founder of Sin Sin Fine Art Gallery Sin Sin Man to share their experience on building up their career. Renowned Artist Kacey Wong moderated a chit-chat session and led a discussion with the audience. This seminar was part of PMQ’s detour 2017 Creative Festival.

Sin Sin recalled her career taking off from On Lan Street. Without any deliberate planning, she naturally got her inspiration from her interactions with different people. anothermountainman believed an artist might not able to plan a career path but everyone could design their own life. He refused to be defined as a successful person, as this identity was like a full-stop. However, he preferred to live his life like a comma, which he could keep moving forward. Thus, he woke up every morning and reminded himself to start afresh like a piece of white paper and keep up with the times. Kacey Wong said that he need to make an effort to introduce his artist’s identity whenever he met new friends. However, he asked artists not to limit themselves by their identity and remember to keep their sense of humor and fun spirit.

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1. anothermountainman thought that creativity and business could co-exist. He said that many corporate clients were open-minded about works with high artistic value.

2. Sin Sin never had a lack of inspirations and nature was one of her passion.

4. The three guests suggested that artists could think of their future in terms of survival and living.

Many young people aspire to join the arts and design industries and continue to look for innovative and effective ways to develop their career. Thus, Hong Kong Arts Administrators Association and Hong Kong Art Gallery Association invited renowned Artist anothermountainman (Stanley Wong) and renowned Designer and Founder of Sin Sin Fine Art Gallery Sin Sin Man to share their experience on building up their career. Renowned Artist Kacey Wong moderated a chit-chat session and led a discussion with the audience. This seminar was part of PMQ’s detour 2017 Creative Festival.

Sin Sin recalled her career taking off from On Lan Street. Without any deliberate planning, she naturally got her inspiration from her interactions with different people. anothermountainman believed an artist might not able to plan a career path but everyone could design their own life. He refused to be defined as a successful person, as this identity was like a full-stop. However, he preferred to live his life like a comma, which he could keep moving forward. Thus, he woke up every morning and reminded himself to start afresh like a piece of white paper and keep up with the times. Kacey Wong said that he need to make an effort to introduce his artist’s identity whenever he met new friends. However, he asked artists not to limit themselves by their identity and remember to keep their sense of humor and fun spirit.

According to the 2017 Policy Address announced by the government in October, Hong Kong cultural and creative industries have immense potential, to engage with more enterprises and community locally and enhance its influence beyond the borders of the city. There has been new policies and schemes for this industry, such as the new injection of $1 billion into the CreateSmart Initiative, as well as the opportunities that could be explored due to the Belt and Road Initiative.

Hong Kong Arts Administrators Association has invited representatives from Commerce and Economic Development Bureau and Home Affairs Bureau to talk about the policy directions and future planning on further developing cultural and creative industries in Hong Kong. It will be a great opportunity for local arts practitioners to understand the government policies better and have constructive dialogues with representatives of the government.

According to the 2017 Policy Address announced by the government in October, there has been new policies and schemes for the cultural and creative industries to further develop its potential. Thus, Hong Kong Arts Administrators Association invited Ms Elizabeth Fung, Political Assistant from Commerce and Economic Development Bureau and Ms Jade Lai, Political Assistant from Home Affairs Bureau to elaborate on the future planning of the government and discuss with the arts practitioners on their concerns.

The seminar “Post-policy address: Opportunities for Cultural and Creative Industries in Hong Kong” was successfully held and well received by arts practitioners from various background, representatives from think tanks, academic institutions, partners for arts organizations and more. The event provided a great platform to conduct constructive dialogues and exchanges on improving opportunities for arts administrators and organizations.

2. Ms Elizabeth Fung, Ms Jade Lai and Dr Patrick Mok agreed that there should be more open communications between different stakeholders of the government and cultural sector.

3. Ms Jade Lai, Political Assistant, Home Affairs Bureau, explained that there has been new schemes to provide affordable arts space, including Space Sharing Scheme for Youth and making good use of vacant schools.

4. Mr Hui Chung-wo, Founder of Hidden Agenda expressed that music live house could play a key role to cultural tourism and government should provide solutions to legalize their business.

5. The seminar was well received by local arts practitioners.

6. Ms Elizabeth Fung, Political Assistant, Commerce and Economic Development Bureau elaborated on some funding schemes including CreateSmart Initiative.

According to the 2017 Policy Address announced by the government in October, there has been new policies and schemes for the cultural and creative industries to further develop its potential. Thus, Hong Kong Arts Administrators Association invited Ms Elizabeth Fung, Political Assistant from Commerce and Economic Development Bureau and Ms Jade Lai, Political Assistant from Home Affairs Bureau to elaborate on the future planning of the government and discuss with the arts practitioners on their concerns.

The seminar “Post-policy address: Opportunities for Cultural and Creative Industries in Hong Kong” was successfully held and well received by arts practitioners from various background, representatives from think tanks, academic institutions, partners for arts organizations and more. The event provided a great platform to conduct constructive dialogues and exchanges on improving opportunities for arts administrators and organizations.

With the theme of "Cyberia", the 21st Microwave is having its grand opening on 12nd October this year. In the time of NOW, we move on after the 20th anniversary celebration, to reveal something at the moment, something we want to proceed and respond to the current world. In Microwave 2017 - we are looking at the element of live - everything could be live, FB live, live coding, generative video/animation, electronic music and light play. We form a “Cyberia”, the land to inspire and to experience “live”, a place to redefine our lives.

1. Particpants must be current members/volunteers of HKAAA. Each participant is welcome to bring along a guest.
2. Please provide your (and your quest) name, email, contact number, job title and company name.
3. Only limited quota available. Registration will be processed on a first-come-first-served basis.To join the tour, please send us an email to info@hkaaa.org.hk with their names and number of participants and membership number. The confirmation email will be sent out if the application is successful.

Hong Kong Arts Administrators Association’s 2017 Cultural Leadership Summit, an important annual cultural event, which is into its 8th edition this year with the theme of “Building Our Future Audience”, will be held at Amphitheatre of the Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts from 26th to 27th September of 2017.

The arts generate a range of benefits for people and society, from bringing individuals pleasure and captivation to helping communities build stronger social bonds. Audience building is not an easy matter for arts organizations, however. Diversifying the current audience mix; converting people who are inclined to attend, but don’t, into attendees; getting current audience members to attend more often; how to adopt the latest technology and best practices borrowed from other sectors to help advances your own audience development strategies: these are difficult but important challenges that many arts organizations face – and want to tackle.

The two-day HKAAA Cultural Leadership Summit, with a roster of renowned international and local speakers, will review the current audience landscape in Hong Kong with its challenges and opportunities, and learn from the best practices by both international and local arts practitioners and organizations in order to put forth the most effective strategies to expand audiences, in both depth and width, for the arts and culture in our city.

Networking Lunch at the second day of the Summit (Included in Early Bird 2-Day Special Pass)
27.9.2017 (Wed) | 12:30-2pm | 2/F, The Function Room, The Harbourview; lunch buffet

The Harbourview

Address: 4 Harbour Road, Wanchai, Hong Kong

Participants Online List

Participants Online List is a list that you can find the contacts of the registered participants. You can contact them for a meeting for future collaboration. The link of the list will be included in the confirmation email after the payment is completed.

*You can choose to disclose or not disclose when registering.

The 8th Cultural Leadership Summit was successfully concluded on 27 September 2017. HKAAA thanks for the support of our co-presenter, sponsors, all speakers, moderators, respondents, facilitators, participants, volunteers and sponsors during the 2-day summit!

*For those who are interested, you may enjoy a special discount with our accommodation partner of the summit, The Habourview. The Harbourview is max. 5 minutes away from the venue (Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts).

Hong Kong is a compact city, getting around is quite easy. Fleets of taxis, buses, trams, ferries, complemented by the excellent Mass Transit Railway (MTR) underground system, will enable participants to travel between their hotels and other areas in the city, safely and conveniently.

Taxi - Fare starts at HK$24.00 on flag fall (first 2 km) plus for every 200m onwards, HK$1.7 for meter fare below $83.5 and HK$1.2 for meter fare of HK$83.5 and above. Pay in HK$ only the fare shown on the meter plus any additional charges when applicable, e.g. luggage, tunnel tolls. Charges are displayed in the taxi. Passengers have to pay the two-way Cross-Harbour Tunnel Toll on cross-harbour trips.

Octopus Card - Make use of the Octopus Card, an electronic fare card that is accepted by almost all forms of public transport, and at many fast food chains and stores. On-Loan Octopus is refundable along with the HK$50 deposit (HK$9 handling fee for cards returned within three months).

Currency

The legal tender is the Hong Kong dollar (HK$), which is linked to the US dollar at a rate of about 7.78 HKD to 1 USD, although exchange rates may fluctuate slightly.

Electricity

The voltage in Hong Kong is 220V, 50Hz. 3-rectangular-pin sockets are used and most hotels provide adaptors for electrical appliances.

Communications

International Calling Code

Dial +852 to call a Hong Kong number from overseas. There are no regional codes.

Internet Connection

Free WiFi service is available at HK International Airport. There is also Free GovWiFi service is in some government buildings including some public libraries. You can access the Internet for free at many coffee shops in town including Tsim Sha Tsui, Central, Causeway Bay and Wan Chai. The service is also available in some MTR stations and the Hong Kong Trade Development Council' Business InfoCentre. (Check with the Hotel Concierge for a nearby location.)

Time

Hong Kong Time observed at UTC+08:00 all year round

Language

Chinese (Cantonese is widely spoken) and English are the official languages of Hong Kong. All official signs are bilingual (using traditional characters). Most shops and restaurants also have English signage, but this may not be common in the more local or rural establishments.

Emergencies

Emergency Telephone

In emergency situations, you can contact the local police, ambulance service, fire department and other emergency services by calling 999.

Lost passport

If you lose your passport, make a 'lost report' at the nearest police station. Then contact your consulate to have your passport replaced.

Lost or stolen wallet

If your wallet or valuables are lost or stolen, please notify your hotel immediately and report to police. Keep a separate record of your credit card number(s) and report the loss to your card issuer(s) as quickly as possible. Most issuers have toll-free numbers and 24-hour service to deal with such emergencies.

Weather

Hong Kong has a subtropical climate with distinct seasons. You can find detailed current and seasonal weather information at the Hong Kong Observatory website.

Others

Sales Tax

There is no sales tax on goods and services in Hong Kong.

Smoking Restrictions

Smoking is prohibited in all indoor public places, including restaurants, karaokes, malls and bars. The smoking ban is also implemented on public transport carriers, public transport facilities and in both indoor and outdoor areas of some premises such as public beaches and swimming pools, escalators, Hong Kong Wetland Park.

Environmental Levy Scheme on Plastic Shopping Bags

To reduce the use of plastic shopping bags, chain and large supermarkets, convenience stores, and personal health and beauty product stores are required to charge HK$0.50 for each plastic shopping bag provided to customers.

By joining the Summit, participants will be deemed to be bound by the Terms and Conditions contained hereinafter and HKAAA reserves the right to exclude any entry from the Summit at any time if it has reason to believe that a participant has breached the rules.

The HKAAA reserves the right to make the final decision in the event of any dispute. The HKAAA reserves the right to amend these terms and conditions and other arrangements without prior notice. In case of any dispute arising out of or in connection with this Summit, the decision of the HKAAA shall be final and conclusive.

HKAAA reserves the right on the final decision in all matters pertaining to the Summit. Any changes or contingent measures for the event will be posted on HKAAA’s website and Facebook.

Quotas will be assigned on a first-come-first-served basis.

No refund is allowed after registration is completed. Registration fee paid for duplicated entries will not be refunded and places are not transferable.

HKAAA reserves the right to use any photographs and recordings taken during the Submit, for any purposes, including commercial advertising.

I grant permission and consent to the HKAAA to utilize my personal information, appearance, name and voice, in connection with the Summit in any and all media and agree to waive any right of inspection or approval associated thereto for the publicity of 2017 Cultural Leadership Summit that my appearance and name may be used in the website, video and publication of the HKAAA related to the Summit.

Personal Information Collection Statement: Any of the information collected from form and online registration as summit’s participant will be used for delivering the information including, but not limited to, the upcoming activities, discount, benefits, newsletters, online resources and other promotional activities provided by HKAAA and our partners. We respect your privacy and will not share information you give us about yourself with other organizations. If you would like to access/ correct your personal data or do not want to receive such information, please contact us.

Thank you for your participation in Cultural Leaders forum this year. To assist in the continuous development of the Hong Kong Arts Administration Association,

Hong Kong Arts Administrators Association’s 2017 Cultural Leadership Summit, an important annual cultural event, which is into its 8th edition this year with the theme of “Building Our Future Audience”, will be held at The Hong Kong Jockey Club Amphitheatre of the Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts from 26th to 27th September of 2017.

We are now calling for『Summit Preparemen』, and『Summit Event Coordinator』to help the preparation and operation of 2017 Cultural Leadership Summit.

Volunteers could experience talks delivered by well established international and local speakers. Moreover, volunteers could learn from the preparatory process of the summit, which would help the volunteers to gain more understanding on different arts administration practice.

2017 Cultural Leadership Summit

With a roster of renowned international and local speakers, 2017 Cultural Leadership Summit would involve talks, workshops, roundtable diciussion, sharing session, and performance to review the current audience landscape in Hong Kong with its challenges and opportunities.

Date: 26 September - 27 September 2017 (Tuesday to Wednesday)

Please refer to the below link on the information of 2016 Cultural Leadership Summit :

passion in arts and culture, active and have good interpersonal skills;

good command of spoken and written English and Cantonese / Mandarin;

current student of any university / a graduate with a recognised university degree or equivalent qualification; OR

people who are looking forward to join the arts & cultural industry, and people who would like to gain experience on arts project management

If you are interested to to join HKAAA Cultural Leadership Summit 2017 as volunteer, please don’t hesitate send us an email at Mr. Hanson Chan at hanson.chan@hkaaa.org.hk with the following information by 31 August 2017.

Name
Contact number
Organization & Job title / School & Major

Your C.V

HKAAA would host an information session on 15 August 2017 to provide information to people who are intertested to join HKAAA Cultural Leadership Summit as volunteer.

For example: Assist in preparation of documents related to the the summit, provide administrative duties support.

Handle logistic arrangement of the summit

Aid in the preparation process of promotional images and videos

Volunteer would help from the preparation process to the end of the programme

『Summit Event Coordinator』

Provide support to overseas and local speakers onsite

Assist in the venue preparation process and help maintain the activities record

Assist in the execution of Cultural Leadership Summit 2017

Assist in production team and onsite logistics

Volunteer would mainly help within the Summit period

*Important Notice:
1) Successful registration for 2017 Cultural Leadership Summit volunteer information session does not mean you have been applied to be the volunteer of 2017 Cultural Leadership Summit.

2) Sucessful applicants to be volunteer would receive a confirmation email.

3) A group meeting will be arranged on 19 August to further understanding what you would like to learn from the joining HKAAA Cultural Leadership Summit.

The Hong Kong Arts Administrators Associations reserves the right of final decision of any changes in venue, date, time, fee, content and speakers of the event due to unforeseen circumstances.

About Mustard Seeds:

“Mustard Seeds are often used in the context of faith, in that even the smallest beginnings can lead to great accomplishments. Mustard Seed isn’t just a space and but a group of people dedicated to helping entrepreneurs and creatives find the right connections and platforms to grow and be recognized for their works. This community is started by industry professionals whose mission is to help people become industry professionals.

Our mission is to provide startups in creative industry with the right resources, different opportunities and a supportive community, giving them the right exposure and resources they need to grow.”

Hong Kong Arts Administrators Association (HKAAA) strives to support the advancement of a flourishing arts scene by establishing a network connecting arts administrators in local and neighbor areas.

Following the huge success of our previous Recruitment Days, HKAAA is launching its fifth large-scale recruitment day at HKICC Lee Shau Kee School of Creativity on 15 July 2017 (Saturday) to supply different levels of jobs in the arts field.

Hong Kong Arts Administrators Association Recruitment Day 2017 will serve as a free platform for participating arts organizations and job seekers, offering an opportunity for on-location job application and interview. CV Clinic by Adecco HK is arranged to provide professional advice on job applicants’ resumes and cover letters.

Job seekers should prepare stationery, resumes, original and hard copies of academic certificates, identity card and other relevant materials to the venues for job applications and interviews.

Each job seeker can only apply and get interviewed for 3 job vacancies. HKAAA will provide at most 3 application forms . ( HKAAA suggests that job seekers should prepare and fill up the application form before arriving the event.)

Education in tertiary level is generally the minimum requirement for the job positions. Some jobs will give priority to the job seekers who have 2-3 years work experience.

Please register online for the participating timeslot. Job seekers can only register for a company in the particular timeslot.Registered job seekers who arrive at their selected timeslot will have priority to arrange interview. Please bring along the confirmation e-mail for validation.

Limited entry passes for walk-in are available. First come-first served.

Please note that we can not gurantee your place to be interviewed even if you have registered.

Crowd control will be applied if needed. Your understanding and patience will be appreciated.

Deposit: 300 HKD (*Please submit together with completed application form to HKAAA’s office. Deposit will be reimbursed at the end of event. In the case of damages done to facilities at the venue by participating organizations, compensation will be deducted from the deposit. Deposit will not be refunded in the case of uninformed absence of participating organizations.)

HKAAA will provide commercial support and facilitate recruitment promotion through:

Reference interview questions and notes on recruitment will be provided by the HKAAA and sent to all participating organizations about a week before event date. To facilitate promotion of the Recruitment Day, please submit the completed application form on or before 23 June (Fri) for HKAAA’s further arrangement.

The Exhibition congregates work of the students from the five disciplines (Set & Costume Design, Costume Technology, Property Making, Scenic Art and Scenic Construction) that will be graduated from the Academy in year 2017. Graduates will share the students’ fruits of labor and their respective graduation projects. The exhibition will also provide a deeper insight to each discipline and what students have achieved in the past 4 years.

Backstage Guided Tour

The guided tour will showcase the magnificent Property Making, Costume Technology, and Scenic Arts of the creative and production teams, reach out the secrets of the backstage of production.

About the Exclusive Guided Tour for HKAAA Members/Volunteers

Date: 24 June 2017 (Sat)

Tour Time: 14:30 – 16:00

Meeting time and point: 14:15 at the foyer of The Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts (1 Gloucester Road, Wanchai, Hong Kong)

Language: Cantonese

Quota: 20 persons

Fee: Complimentary

Remarks

1. Participants must be current members/volunteers of HKAAA. Each participant is welcome to bring along a guest.

2. Please fill in the name and email address of your guest on the registration form.

3. Only limited quota available. Registration will be processed on a first-come-first-served basis.

HSBC Archives contains some of the best business and arts collection in the world, including annual reports, minute books, accounting ledgers, correspondences, photographs, cartoons, films, advertisements, banknotes and oral history. These records do not only reflect the colourful history of HSBC, but also capture the social, economic and political developments of Hong Kong and the wider region.

The tour in the Archives Gallery and Repository tells the story of HSBC's rich and eventful heritage in the Asia-Pacific region through rare exhibits, virtual galleries and interactive displays. The tour provides visitors opportunities to explore the intertwined history of the bank and Hong Kong with cutting-edge technology. Visitors can also learn about the bank's invaluable contributions to Hong Kong and be connected to the people who influence HSBC's story.

Hong Kong Arts Administrators Association (HKAAA) is honored to organise a guided tour at HSBC Archives and have invited representatives of HSBC to lead the archives tour. They will share their experience on curating and setting up the digital exhibition as well the behind-the-scenes about archives conservation.

There are initally a few challenges for artists. They have to determine what to put on the price tag for their works. When it comes to creating an optimal, yet artistically aesthetic exhibiting space, complemented by the right illustrations for audience's understanding and comprehension, they have to think even harder. They will then face the next hurdle -- how to commmunicate with the audience in an exhibition or expo setting, to make sure the whole conversation will not be "lost in translation". We have invited Ms Henrietta Tsui-Leung, founder and co-president of the Hong Kong Art Gallery Association and art gallery owner, to offer and share her invaluable advice and experience.

Time Capsule is a journey that revisits landmark innovations in technology and design through the history of the luxury House. Travelling from 1854 to the present day, the story is told using rare and celebrated objects selected from the Louis Vuitton archive.

Concurrently with the 20th anniversary of the HKSAR, and the 25th anniversary silver Jubilee of Le French May, Hong Kong has been chosen as the first stop for Time Capsule. Time Capsule begins with French artisans demonstrating traditional leatherwork skills that remain as relevant today as they have in the past century; visitors will also enjoy unprecedented access to some of the most valuable pieces from Louis Vuitton’s archives and specially curated artworks by local Hong Kong artists.

About the Exclusive Guided Tour for HKAAA Members/Volunteers
Date: 6 May 2016 (Sat)
Tour Time: 10:00am (Approx. 30mins)
Meeting time and point: 9:45am at the entrance of the capsule (the exhibition venue)
Exhibition Venue: Statue Square Gardens, Chater Road, Central
Language: 2 concurrent tours will be arranged and will be conducted in English and Cantonese respectively. Please indicate your preference in the registration form
Fee: Complimentary
Quota: 8 persons / tour*
*If the number of participants is fewer than 8, the tour will be cancelled and the registrants will be arranged to join the tour conducted in another language (if applicable) without prior notice, please note.

Remarks
1. Particpants must be current members/volunteers of HKAAA. Each participant is welcome to bring along a guest.
2. Please fill in the name and email address of your guest on the registration form.
3. Only limited quota available. Registration will be processed on a first-come-first-served basis.

Exclusive guided tour for HKAAA members/volunteers－ “the Time Capsule exhibition” by Louis Vuitton was successfully held 6 May. Two tour guides introduced the story of LV products, its history and design concepts to all the participants. All the participants had a great time. Once again, thank you for all your participation and support! Stay tuned to our upcoming events!

Public Forum: Arts education with a difference: how to highlight the social and educational value of the arts ?

Most arts education programmes in town emphasize skill-based training and focus on students’ achievement in graded examinations. However, the arts education programmes founded by our two speakers highlight on the social and education value of the arts. The Music Children Foundation offers free music lessons to underprivileged children in Sham Shui Po and aims to nurture their confidence, sense of responsibility and team spirit. Rooftop Institute invites Asian and local artists to conduct artistic research and discussions on contemporary social and cultural issues. It strives to broaden the international perspective of local youngsters through their engagement with Asian artists.

The speakers will share with us the rationale behind their vision, the challenges they face and the impact they are making, as well as how they equip themselves to realize their dreams.

Executive Master of Arts in Arts Management and Entrepreneurship [EMA(AME)] programme is specially designed for in-service arts/cultural managers from Hong Kong and the region who have typically five years of managerial experience. Since 2014, we have connected experienced cultural managers from seven cities.

Cultural entrepreneurship courses are offered in conjunction with Goldsmiths, University of London with incoming professors from Goldsmiths.

Highlight Recap - Public Forum: Advocating the social value of the arts - the role of arts administrators cum Information session of EMA(AME) programme

Public Forum: Arts education with a difference: how to highlight the social and educational value of the arts ? organized by Hong Kong Arts Administrators Association and the Department of Cultural and Creative Arts, The Education University of Hong Kong was successfully held on April 24 at Music Children Foundation.

We were delighted to have 2 renowned Art Educators to share their dreams and the concept behind their education programmes. Miss Law Yuk Mui, the Co-founder of Rooftop Institute, had demonstrated the importance of the engagements between Local students and Asian Artists. Vietnamese and Japanese Artists had been invited to Hong Kong to conduct artistic researches, and provided guidance to Hong Kong Students. It strived to broaden the horizon of local youngsters through the process of interactions on contemporary social and cultural issues between Artists and Students. Ms Annike Pong, the Executive Director of Music Children Foundation, had taken similar approach on emphasizing the importance of social and education value of the arts to local youngsters. Music Children Foundation has been offering free music lessons to underprivileged children in Sham Shui Po, and the programmes have sucessfully nurtured the confidence, team spirit and the sense of responsibility of the students. The above discussions aimed to provide examples of solutions to the challenges which Art Educators might faced nowadays. It also illustrated the impact and importance of Art Education to the growth of youngsters.

Please don't hesitate to contact us if there are any other issues that need to be addressed.）

Hong Kong Arts Administrators Association is launching the first Career day at The Work Project on 11 March 2017 (Saturday) to not only supply different levels of jobs in the arts field, but also provide extensive information to participants to learn and understand more about art administrations.

Experienced arts administration expertise are invited to share their views and experience as well as the future professional opportunities on the Career Day.

Public Forum: How the cultural ecology of different territories impact on arts promotion and management? cum Information session of EMA(AME) programme

Our speakers will share their views on how the cultural ecology of Hong Kong differs from those cities /countries where they have stayed or worked for sometime. This will enable us to examine how these differences impact on arts promotion and management of different territories, such as the mode of operation, business model, income sources and sustainability etc. It is hoped that this discussion will encourage more critical review of the Hong Kong cultural ecology.

Information session of EMA(AME) programme
Executive Master of Arts in Arts Management and Entrepreneurship [EMA(AME)] programme is specially designed for in-service arts/cultural managers from Hong Kong and the region who have typically five years of managerial experience. We have connecting experienced cultural managers from 7 cities since 2014.

Cultural entrepreneurship courses offered in conjunction with Goldsmiths, University of London with incoming professors from Goldsmiths.

Hong Kong Arts Administrators Association Career Day 2017 was held successfully on March 11 at The Work Project.

HKAAA Career Day 2017 was an informative based activity designed to provide different information about art administration to participants. 3 career talks had been delivered by distinguished guest speakers, and about 150 participants had attended for the talks. Thank you for the participation and support!

In the morning, a public forum on cultural ecology was taken placed. New York, London, and Mainland cities had been used as example to examine how the cultural ecology of Hong Kong differs from those cities or countries. Ms Heidi Lee had shared her opinion on the difference in the mode of operation in art events between Hong Kong and China; Miss Orlean Lau and Ms Christy Lee had shared their experiences on Art promotion and management in Europe, in comparison to Hong Kong. The discussion had encouraged more critical review on Hong Kong cultural ecology, and also shed light on the career of an Art Administrators in both Hong Kong and other cities around the world.

In the afternoon, 2 sessions on curation and museum management were taken place. Mr Dominique Chan had shared his experience as a curator in Hong Kong, and Ms Keri Towler, Ms Karina Jagudina and Ms Jofan Huang had talked about the career as a conservator in museum. They revealed the career working in museums and exhibitions involves a wide variety of job duties that require the candidates to be passionate, and with strong knowledge background. They had also stressed the importance to be involved in an internship in order to be start your career in this industry.

Thank you for joining “Hong Kong Arts Administrators Association Career Day 2017”. On-location job application and interview will be provided in Hong Kong Arts Administrators Association Recruitment Day 2017, which will be held later this year. If you are looking for a new career in Art Administration, please stay tuned on the updates of HKAAA.

Annual General Meeting 2015-2016 of HKAAA will be held on 27 February 2017 (Monday) at 5:00-6:30pm at Steam Studio (4/F, Si Toi Commercial Building, Queen St., Sheung Wan). We invite all of our members to join us for this occasion, to learn more about what we have been doing in the past year, and give us comments on how to do better in the future. Light refreshments will be served at the meeting.

HKAAA Annual General Meeting was sucessfully concluded. HKAAA thanks for the support of the co-presenters and the guests.

Highlight Recap - HKAAA Annual General Meeting

Annual General Meeting of HKAAA was held at Steam Studio on 27 February 2017. During the meeting, participants had discussed different topics about the current development of HKAAA.
We would like to thanks our members for joining us on this occasion. HKAAA will try our best in the future to provide better service to all of our members and art administrators in Hong Kong.

Hong Kong Arts Administrators Association (HKAAA) is honored to organize a guided tour at the HSBC Main Building in Central. Lead by representatives of HSBC, participants will have an unique opportunity to explore the architecture and to learn about the connection between the Bank’s long heritage and our Hong Kong society.

Beside the Main Building, participants will explore exhibits at the headquarters plaza using the 'HSBC in Hong Kong: A Virtual Story' app. It uses augmented reality to bring the rich history of our CBD to life through the past and present of 1 Queen’s Road Central, the very spot where HSBC opened for business more than 150 years ago.

Guided tour of HSBC Central – Journey from the Past to Future organized by Hong Kong Arts Administrators Association was successfully held on February 22 at HSBC Main Building in Central.

We were delighted to have Ms Helen K Swinnerton, Senior Archives Manager, and Ms Florence Lo, Community & Education Programme Manager from HSBC Archives ASP to talk about HSBC newly developed mobile app “HSBC in Hong Kong: A Virtual Story”. We were also very glad to have Mr Billy C H Lam, Tour Coordinator, to introduce the HSBC Main Building to the participants of the tour.

Designed by renowned architect Mr Norman Foster, HSBC Main Building is one of the most iconic building in modern architectural design. It had become a symbol of Hong Kong, carrying significant meaning to Hong Kong citizens.

“HSBC in Hong Kong: A Virtual Story” is an app that tells the story of HSBC in Hong Kong through activating digital experiences around the physical exhibits at the Ground Plaza of the HSBC Main Building, where HSBC opened for business more than 150 years ago. With the used of augmented reality, the app brings the shared history of Hong Kong and HSBC to life from the past to the present, and through it, our participants were able to experience some of the most significant moments in the evolution of HSBC and Hong Kong through audio and visual content, including images from HSBC’s archives.

Thank you for joining “Guided tour of HSBC Central – Journey from the Past to Future”. Due to popular demand of “Guided tour of HSBC Central–Journey from the Past to Future” and “Guided tour of HSBC Archives – Hong Kong Stories”, re-runs of both tours will be held later this year. If you are interested to join the tours, please stay tuned on the updates of HKAAA.

Hong Kong Arts Administrators Association Career Day 2017 was held successfully on March 11 at The Work Project.

HKAAA Career Day 2017 was an informative based activity designed to provide different information about art administration to participants. 3 career talks had been delivered by distinguished guest speakers, and about 150 participants had attended for the talks. Thank you for the participation and support!

In the morning, a public forum on cultural ecology was taken placed. New York, London, and Mainland cities had been used as example to examine how the cultural ecology of Hong Kong differs from those cities or countries. Ms Heidi Lee had shared her opinion on the difference in the mode of operation in art events between Hong Kong and China; Miss Orlean Lau and Ms Christy Lee had shared their experiences on Art promotion and management in Europe, in comparison to Hong Kong. The discussion had encouraged more critical review on Hong Kong cultural ecology, and also shed light on the career of an Art Administrators in both Hong Kong and other cities around the world.

In the afternoon, 2 sessions on curation and museum management were taken place. Mr Dominique Chan had shared his experience as a curator in Hong Kong, and Ms Keri Towler, Ms Karina Jagudina and Ms Jofan Huang had talked about the career as a conservator in museum. They revealed the career working in museums and exhibitions involves a wide variety of job duties that require the candidates to be passionate, and with strong knowledge background. They had also stressed the importance to be involved in an internship in order to be start your career in this industry.

Thank you for joining “Hong Kong Arts Administrators Association Career Day 2017”. On-location job application and interview will be provided in Hong Kong Arts Administrators Association Recruitment Day 2017, which will be held later this year. If you are looking for a new career in Art Administration, please stay tuned on the updates of HKAAA.

“Arts Executive Workshop – Envisioning the Arts: Strategy and Capacity Building” co-presented with Hong Kong University ExCEL3 project was successfully held on 18 and 25 February 2017.

To explore new perspective to build Art Capacity in Hong Kong, Five guest speakers from different professions in the society were invited to analysis the challenges that Art and non-government organizations are facing, and in the same time provide possible solutions to the problems.

Hong Kong Arts Administrators Association (HKAAA) has invited Ms Laura Bennegadi, the Founder and CEO of the ArtBound Initiative (ABI), to talk about her experience as an arts administrator in New York City. Born and raised in Paris, Laura has extensive experience in theatre production, marketing and fundraising. After building a substantial network in performing and visual arts in USA and Europe, Laura launched ArtBound Initiative (ABI), an international internship program which provides access into the arts, an industry notoriously insular and difficult to penetrate. ABI connects students and recent graduates with artists and arts organizations in New York and Berlin.

During the Arty Hour, Laura will address the opportunities and strategies for students and young professionals to fast track their career in arts administration in USA and Europe.

‘Arty Hour@HKAAA’ is a causal occasion for thoughts to collide and wild ideas to flow. We would like to invite all fellow arts practitioners, students and anyone with an interest in arts & culture to join the gathering.

“Arty Hour @ HKAAA – Starting a Career in Arts Administration in US and Europe” presented by Hong Kong Arts Administrators Association and was successfully held on January 19 at Boom Café.

We were glad to invite the Founder and CEO of the ArtBound Initiative (ABI), Ms Laura Bennegadi to share her experience to work in New York and Berlin. She explained that working experience will be regarded as more important attribute in the United States comparing to the academic result in school; In Europe, work experience is equally important to outstanding graduation results. However, art administrators do need to learn the specific languages to able to work in European countries as English is not the common language.

Laura explained that ArtBound Initiative was introduced to help art administrators to start their career in Europe and United States.

All participants enjoyed the cocktails, discussion and spent a pleasant evening together.

HSBC Archives contains some of the best business and arts collection in the world, including annual reports, minute books, accounting ledgers, correspondences, photographs, cartoons, films, advertisements, banknotes and oral history. These records do not only reflect the colourful history of HSBC, but also capture the social, economic and political developments of Hong Kong and the wider region.

The tour in the Archives Gallery and Repository tells the story of HSBC's rich and eventful heritage in the Asia-Pacific region through rare exhibits, virtual galleries and interactive displays. The tour provides visitors opportunities to explore the intertwined history of the bank and Hong Kong with cutting-edge technology. Visitors can also learn about the bank's invaluable contributions to Hong Kong and be connected to the people who influence HSBC's story.

Hong Kong Arts Administrators Association (HKAAA) is honored to organise a guided tour at HSBC Archives and have invited representatives of HSBC to lead the archives tour. They will share their experience on curating and setting up the digital exhibition as well the behind-the-scenes about archives conservation.

Hong Kong Arts Administrators Association was honoured to invite Mr Thomas Warren, Manager, History & Art, HSBC Archives ASP, and his colleagues Mr Garfield Lam, Corporate Archivist to introduce the HSBC Archives’ Gallery and Repository to participants. With some of the best collection in the world, HSBC Archives provided participants the opportunity to understand the history of HSBC, and the bank's invaluable contributions on the social, economic and political development of Hong Kong. All participants had an excellent experience, and we hope the tour could help the participants to find out more about archives conservation.